Filatov Flips the Script; Wins First Triton Title in $25k WPT Global Slam
Anatoly Filatov secured his first Triton title and $1,882,000 after defeating a field of 389 players in the $25,000 WPT Global Slam event in Jeju. He overcame Calvin Lee heads-up, with Lee taking home $1,185,000 as the runner-up. Both players secured the largest cashes of their careers.
The final table was a star-studded affair, featuring players like Igor Yaroshevskyy (3rd – $850,000), Justin Saliba (4th – $675,000), Fedor Holz (5th – $529,000), David Coleman (6th – $416,000), Pascal Lefrancois (7th – $312,000), Orpen Kisacikoglu (8th – $221,000), and Jon Ander Vallinas (9th – $176,000).
Calvin Lee eliminated the first three players at the final table, but Filatov gained momentum, knocking out Holz and Saliba in brutal fashion. Heads-up play lasted over half an hour, with Filatov pressing ahead and securing the victory with a king-high hand against Lee’s ace-four.
Filatov’s win moves him to fifth on the Russian all-time money list and marks his first Triton title, while also being the largest cash of his career.
